Abstract
A new interpretation of the term Manûtu ša Bābili is presented here. It is not the exchange rate between shekels and drachmas, as was generally assumed, but it is the Babylonian subdivision ("counting") of the mina as opposed to the Greek mina. A Babylonian mina counts 30 staters, a Greek mina 25 staters.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 33-37 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Nouvelles Assyriologiques Brèves et Utilitaires |
| Volume | 2017 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 2017 |
Keywords
- assyriology
- numismatics
- ancient history
- economic history
- Hellenistic Babylonia